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How to recognize a fake Aimpoint. (Page 5 of 6)
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Originally Posted By Wangstang:
Originally Posted By smithc6:
Can anyone help me out on this? Tell me if they think its real or not... Micro T1 from Egay Looks legit. The fakes come in a plain cardbord box. The real units have an indexing hump milled into the bottom to lock the unit in place. You have to remove the mount to see it. Wes Got a pic of this? |
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Polarbare, The caps do move past the last position but they won't go all the way around. Really seems decent for the money.Battery life is decent. Dan Originally Posted By polarbare:
Originally Posted By gatorbass:
Hey men just to let you know after reading all this thread and wanting a comp4 myself for my new toy (LWRC) I called aimpoint and asked about fakes. I dont remember the guys name but he was very helpful and said one of the main thinks to look for is there should be a letter at the start of the serial #. After hearing this I looked and all the pics I can find of the clones,fakes or replica aimpoints and none of them have the letter at the start of the number. I hope this helps keeping anyone from getting ripped off. 
Be good The Gatorman That's not exactly true - just talked with the Aimpoint guys as well (Tim?) and he said that a letter in front pretty much means its real, but that aimpoint does make sights without a letter in front of the serial number. He pointed out the "lens test" for the CompM4 (or other NV compatible sights) - the front lens should be red head on, but turn pale yellow then pale green as its angled away from you. blackrifle dan mentioned that the fake that he got has the same number of settings and won't turn all the way around. The guy at aimpoint said that the newer fakes he has seen have a "stop" in place, but with a fair amount of force, they will go all the way around, which it won't with a real CompM4. Can you test that out for us blackrifle dan and see if that is the case? |
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How about this one? It has Aimpoint CompM 067434 Made in Sweden engraved on the battery compartment. It only has a red dot no green. 9 settings, the red appears in the 4th switch setting. The windage/elevation knows are black in color. Any help greatly appreciated. http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz271/turbinesurgun/12-27-09_1006.jpg http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz271/turbinesurgun/12-27-09_1016.jpg http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/zz271/turbinesurgun/12-27-09_1008.jpg
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Of course, sometimes you can tell by just reading the item description. If it says anything like "Mount Sturdy, Center Align, Can be on Real Fire Caliber", it's probably phoney-baloney.
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This thread has been an emotional roller coaster for me. I was sh––ing tiffany cufflinks until I got to the last page and saw pics of the genuine CompM4s. I got a really good deal about 1 year ago on ebay. I researched it pretty thoroughly before I bought it. Thanks to all who have provided this valuable intel.
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Hiya...
I hate to do this, but I'd like a couple sets of eyes on it besides mine. Is there any way for me to tell from these pictures that his optic is genuine? Aimpoint ML3 I don't doubt the seller–– he has +20 AR15.com feedback. I am just really paranoid after getting burned on a fake ML2 last year (not on AR15.com) Thanks! –– John |
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Originally Posted By shagwag3n:
just picked this up, think it's real, what do y'all think? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/fishgut/DSC00150.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/fishgut/DSC00148.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/fishgut/DSC00149.jpg Real. for sure. Never seen a fake 2X. |
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I haven't read this whole thread, but this one has "Made in Sweden" under the serial number, which I've never seen before. Is this good to go or is it a fake?
http://cgi.ebay.com/AIMPOINT-COMP-M2-RED-DOT-SIGHT-RAIL-MOUNT-NIB-NEW-/110536652771?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19bc7f77e3#ht_3486wt_1139 |
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Originally Posted By ack495:
I haven't read this whole thread, but this one has "Made in Sweden" under the serial number, which I've never seen before. Is this good to go or is it a fake? http://cgi.ebay.com/AIMPOINT-COMP-M2-RED-DOT-SIGHT-RAIL-MOUNT-NIB-NEW-/110536652771?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19bc7f77e3#ht_3486wt_1139 looks real. i think the m2 have the made in sweden on them |
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Buy it from LaRue with a Real mount and you'll have no Worries.
Kid at my school (when I was attending School for Gun Smithing) brought in an AR and bragged about how cheap he got his Aimpoint for... It was so cheesy looking and felt funny as hell... argued with me when I told him it was fake... Said he Paid 200 bucks for it in 99% condition because it was a Demo Model they were selling off 
You could tell it was horribly Fake. Even after Another student brought in a REAL aimpoint of the exact same model (since my model was not the same as his) he was still in denial. I think he just didn't wanna man up to the fact he got ripped off... |
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Originally Posted By MetalGold:
I took my fake job apart yesterday just to see how this *claimed* "Superior clone better than the Hong Kong crap" really compared. Everything that is posted in this forum was the case for the piece of garbage (I only paid $49 for it, with the idea of giving it to my son for his airsoft AR). Beware of the U.S. sellers.. I won't mention them expressedly by name... selling these same knock offs for $79 - $100 on gunbroker. THEY ARE THE SAME SHIT. They just order them from m@rsh@llw00, etc, and repackage them in a nicer box, allen key, more batteries, etc. Anyone else took apart an aimpoint clone? All I want is pictures of the brightness adjustment circuits, which should be attached to the brightness adjustment knob. The reason why is that I am researching at what circuitry I need to machine my own working red dot scope. Thanks in advance
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Thanks for this thread. I came across a guy selling an AR last night and he says he also has a Aimpoint CompM4 that he got as a trade to go with it. I've been waiting on pics and asked if it was real or fake due to the price being so low. Response was I just got a email back saying it's been sold to his friend and unless it falls through the friend's buying it. Probably fake but if it was real it'd have been the deal of the century...$150.00!
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| Real or fake? http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/2720/dscn2237l.jpg |
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Get more pics and compare to page one. Look at the battery compartment, adjustment screws and diode mount. |
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Is someone about to lose $330?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Aimpoint-CompM2-4MOA-/130485279267 |
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Originally Posted By masfonos: Is someone about to lose $330? http://cgi.ebay.com/Aimpoint-CompM2-4MOA-/130485279267 Looks fake to me |
Wow, the Kenyan scam makes those Nigerian scams look pretty weak.-Alexander_inbitchkin
someone with a penis reported them? Obviously said penis was for decoration only - XCRmonger
someone with a penis reported them? Obviously said penis was for decoration only - XCRmonger
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@kapnkrunch - What tipped you off that you could see in those photos? Not being sarcastic, trying to learn.
Originally Posted By kapnkrunch:
Originally Posted By masfonos:
Is someone about to lose $330? http://cgi.ebay.com/Aimpoint-CompM2-4MOA-/130485279267 Looks fake to me |
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Originally Posted By misery001: To me the white Aimpoint lettering,the battery caps/strap and lack of lens coatings were what give it away as a fake. @kapnkrunch - What tipped you off that you could see in those photos? Not being sarcastic, trying to learn. Originally Posted By kapnkrunch: Originally Posted By masfonos: Is someone about to lose $330? http://cgi.ebay.com/Aimpoint-CompM2-4MOA-/130485279267 Looks fake to me |
Wow, the Kenyan scam makes those Nigerian scams look pretty weak.-Alexander_inbitchkin
someone with a penis reported them? Obviously said penis was for decoration only - XCRmonger
someone with a penis reported them? Obviously said penis was for decoration only - XCRmonger
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If it's real, there's a good likelihood it's stolen from the .mil or .gov. |
How to recognize a fake Aimpoint. (Page 5 of 6)
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